{"id":13052,"date":"2020-04-18T23:47:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T03:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=13052"},"modified":"2020-04-19T00:39:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T04:39:09","slug":"quantitative-hardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/quantitative-hardening\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantitative Hardening"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">By Larry Chiang<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Quantitative Hardening. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s when the mining reward drops. This is the third time the reward has dropped for bitcoin.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23QH3&#038;src=hash\">#QH3<\/a><\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">fiat = quantitative easing<br \/>\nbitcoin = quantitative hardening<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#8211;&nbsp;<b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Schmiegle <\/b><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">&#x1f511;<\/span><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_schmiegle?s=11\">@_Schmiegle<\/a>) <\/b>on 03\/06\/19<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23QH3&#038;src=hash\">#QH3<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1240458410790969350\/Le7hkdJt_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang @6502838008 (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/1247199677956722690?s=11\">4\/6\/20, 11:29 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Technically, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23QH3&#038;src=hash\">#QH3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[btw, Satoshi Nakamoto has the innate ability to really ace timing]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/942245101689905154\/r4t3_XGF_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Mandrik (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mandrik?s=11\">@Mandrik<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mandrik\/status\/1247187396904525824?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">4\/6\/20, 10:40 AM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">The Halvening is the event. Quantitative Hardening is the result.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Bitcoin&#038;src=hash\">#Bitcoin<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">The surging bitcoin is pretty good evidence that demand is outstripping supply and that to keep it stable we should be printing more.<\/p>\n<p>But we can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to be printing half as much is 23 days.<\/p>\n<p>The third round of Quantitative Hardening.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">&#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Pierrrrrrrrrrrrre Rrrrrrrrrrrrocharrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pierre_rochard?s=11\">@pierre_rochard<\/a>)<\/b><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span>The extra R\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s are a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153brrr\u00e2\u20ac\u009d reference&nbsp;\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1117458191791603712\/1PTVqqG6_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Pierrrrrrrrrrrrre Rrrrrrrrrrrrocharrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pierre_rochard?s=11\">@pierre_rochard<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pierre_rochard\/status\/1251703950321074176?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">4\/18\/20, 9:47 PM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">The surging bitcoin is pretty good evidence that demand is outstripping supply and that to keep it stable we should be printing more.<\/p>\n<p>But we can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to be printing half as much is 23 days.<\/p>\n<p>The third round of Quantitative Hardening.<\/p>\n<p>Buy&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23bitcoin&#038;src=hash\">#bitcoin<\/a>!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\nMarch 6, 2019<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1226583768984694785\/7RDfY0x-_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">Schmiegle &#x1f511; (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_schmiegle?s=11\">@_Schmiegle<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_schmiegle\/status\/1103443219248021505?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">3\/6\/19, 5:52 PM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">fiat = quantitative easing<\/p>\n<p>bitcoin = quantitative hardening<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1182714058903973890\/9QAYH_10_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px\"><\/span><\/td>\n<td><b style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\">\u00e2\u201a\u00bfrrrrrrrrett \u00e2\u201a\u00bfondi (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bondimusmaximus?s=11\">@bondimusmaximus<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bondimusmaximus\/status\/1247197802167320576?s=11\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><font color=\"#000000\">4\/6\/20, 11:21 AM<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Mandrik\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Mandrik\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\">\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@Mandrik\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@_Schmiegle\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@_Schmiegle\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\">\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@_Schmiegle\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@_Schmiegle\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@_Schmiegle\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9\">\u00e2\u0081\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u00aa@_Schmiegle\u00e2\u20ac\u00ac\u00e2\u0081\u00a9<\/a>&nbsp;When did you first tweet the term \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Quantitative Hardening\u00e2\u20ac\u009d?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How does it feel to be a successful bitcoin meme originator? &#x1f606;<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Larry Chiang Quantitative Hardening. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s when the mining reward drops. This is the third time the reward has dropped for bitcoin.&nbsp;&nbsp;#QH3&nbsp; fiat = quantitative easing bitcoin = quantitative hardening &#8211;&nbsp;Schmiegle &#x1f511; (@_Schmiegle) on 03\/06\/19 &nbsp;#QH3 Larry Chiang @6502838008 (@LarryChiang) 4\/6\/20, 11:29 AM Technically, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s #QH3. [btw, Satoshi Nakamoto has the innate ability to really [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deep-undergrad-crypto-knowledge-9"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13052\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}